EP 0994606 A2 20000419 - Method of generating IEEE 1394 virtual network and controller thereof
Title (en)
Method of generating IEEE 1394 virtual network and controller thereof
Title (de)
Verfahren zur Erzeugung eines IEEE 1394 virtuellen Netzes und dessen Steurungseinrichtung
Title (fr)
Méthode pour la création d'un réseau virtuel IEEE 1394 et son controleur
Publication
Application
Priority
KR 19980042716 A 19981013
Abstract (en)
A method of generating an IEEE 1394 virtual network in which a virtual network is constructed on the IEEE 1394 network and the respective nodes sense the virtual network. The method includes the steps of connecting a virtual network controller for generating a virtual self ID packet including a virtual node ID information required for constructing a virtual network to a predetermined IEEE 1394 network, the respective nodes and the virtual network controller constructing the IEEE 1394 network for determining whether the respective nodes are branches or leaves by performing virtual bus initialization, determining parent ports and child ports with respect to the ports of the respective nodes and a root node by performing a virtual tree identification, and determining the physical node IDs of the respective nodes by sending the prepared virtual self ID packet. A controller for generating the virtual network is also provided. According to the present invention, it is possible to arbitrarily set a node ID on a network. It is also possible to physically sense and operate a virtual network. When different (independently initialised) IEEE 1394 networks are connected by a certain medium, the respective nodes sense that the IEEE 1394 networks are in the same virtual network. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/40 (2006.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04L 45/02 (2022.01); H04L 12/64 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
H04L 12/28 (2013.01 - KR); H04L 12/40071 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 12/40078 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 12/4641 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB NL
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0994606 A2 20000419; EP 0994606 A3 20031015; EP 0994606 B1 20050511; CN 1135797 C 20040121; CN 1261232 A 20000726; DE 69925219 D1 20050616; DE 69925219 T2 20060119; JP 2000134264 A 20000512; JP 3262767 B2 20020304; KR 100272108 B1 20001115; KR 20000025575 A 20000506; US 6519634 B1 20030211
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 99306920 A 19990831; CN 99118199 A 19990830; DE 69925219 T 19990831; JP 22651399 A 19990810; KR 19980042716 A 19981013; US 38546899 A 19990830